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to ride alongside Musquin in 2019.
Also, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Josh
Grant is back on the bike after his leg
has fully healed and he will be back at
the track as soon as he feels like he's
back up to speed.
BACK IN ACTION
Jimmy Decotis (Autotrader/Yoshimura
Suzuki), who suffered a back injury
in supercross, returned to racing at
Muddy Creek. "It was great to be
at the races," he said. "Honestly,
after breaking my back I wasn't sure
whether I'd even be able to race this
summer. It was a long road to get
here. I'm so thankful to…have access
to the therapy at JGRMX. To come
away with points in both motos is a
good start, but the finishes aren't
where I want to be. Taking the posi-
tives away, I was really fit and strong
in both motos. Now I just need to
get the speed. I figured that would
happen, because I was off the bike
for three and a half months, and I was
in a lot of pain during those first few
weeks on the bike. Only lately have I
started to get that aggression back. It
will take time, but Southwick should
boost my confidence."
AX MAN
The second-best Kawasaki KX450F in
the field at Muddy Creek was ridden
by AX champ Jacob Hayes, who went
16-12 for 11th overall. The 2018 Amsoil
Arenacross Champion is looking for a
steady ride next year, and judging by
his performance at Muddy Creek, he
should be able to find one.
STILL FEELING IT
Weston Peick (Autotrader/Yoshimura
Suzuki) says he's still feeling the ef-
fects from a hand injury suffered a few
Briefly...
the top 20, and by the time Musquin got by Barcia for the lead,
four laps into the race, Tomac was still ninth.
Musquin put in some hot laps once he got out front, and
Tomac caught fire about halfway through the race and started
working his way up through the top five. Once Tomac got past
Roczen and into third, he started trying to cut into Barcia's
lead in second, but ended up settling for third once he saw he
wasn't catching Barcia quickly enough.
"I was pushing for a couple of laps once I got to third, to see
if I could catch Justin [Barcia], but he was going fast enough
that it wasn't worth the risk at that point," Tomac said. "I knew
we had the overall; we made points on the day. So yes, I did
settle, but it was good enough for the win and taking a few
points home with us, so successful day. Even though we didn't
go 1-1, this is good."
Musquin took the moto win—his second of the year so far—
over Barcia and Tomac. Barcia was second overall with a 2-2
Marvin Musquin
won the second
450MX moto,
but a crash early
in the first moto
likely cost him
the overall win.
